Utricularia striatula Sm.

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Utricularia striatula

Photo: Bart Wursten
Cacolo, Lunda Sul

Utricularia striatula

Photo: Bart Wursten
Cacolo, Lunda Sul

Utricularia striatula

Photo: Bart Wursten
Cacolo, Lunda Sul

Utricularia striatula

Photo: Bart Wursten
Cacolo, Lunda Sul

Utricularia striatula

Photo: Bart Wursten
Cacolo, Lunda Sul

Utricularia striatula

Photo: Bart Wursten
Cacolo, Lunda Sul

Utricularia striatula

Photo: Bart Wursten
Cacolo, Lunda Sul

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Synonyms: Meloneura purpurea Raf.
Melonura striatula (Sm.) Barnhart
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Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
For descriptions see World Flora Online
Type location:
Sierra Leone
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Habitat: Among mosses on trees and rocks inforest, often close to waterfalls.
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Worldwide distribution: Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Cameroon, Gabon, Chad, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Burundi, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Angola, Ethiopia, Socotra and Oman. Also widespread in tropical Asia.
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Literature:

Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola Strelitzia 22 SANBI, Pretoria Page 110.

Meerts, P. et al. (2026). A checklist of the vascular plants of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. PhytoKeys 277

Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 153.

Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 72.

Taylor, P. (1972). Lentibulariaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire - Rwanda - Burundi) Jardin Botanique National de Belgique Pages 32 - 34. (Includes a picture).

Taylor, P. (1988). Lentibulariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(3) Pages 25 - 26.


Other sources of information about Utricularia striatula:

Our websites:

Flora of Angola: Utricularia striatula
Flora of Burundi: Utricularia striatula
Flora of the DRC: Utricularia striatula
Flora of Uganda: Utricularia striatula
Flora of Zambia: Utricularia striatula

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Utricularia striatula
African Plant Database: Utricularia striatula
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Utricularia striatula
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Utricularia striatula
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Utricularia striatula
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Utricularia striatula
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Utricularia striatula
JSTOR Plant Science: Utricularia striatula
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Utricularia striatula
Plants of the World Online: Utricularia striatula
Tropicos: Utricularia striatula
Wikipedia: Utricularia striatula


Copyright: The Tanzania flora team, 2026

The Tanzania flora team (2026). Flora of Tanzania: Species information: Utricularia striatula.
https://www.tanzaniaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=205890, retrieved 18 August 2026

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